Future Vehicle Technologies – One More Lap ‘Til Green
by Jim McFarland (Circle Track) Circle Track Takes The Initiative To Push-Start Your Thinking About Racing In A Green Environment
…Recently, suggestions from persons both inside and outside the motor racing community have indicated the sport may be approaching, or even at, a crossroads. Of the arguments presented, one maintains that there is a growing disconnect between the technologies pursued, practiced, and developed by the OEM and those in the racing industry that includes certain sanctioning bodies. Quoting from one of the documents citing this perspective, “There is mounting realization that racing has lost its relevancy to automotive technology development and innovation.”
Of course, there are other issues that include the desirability to develop sustainable alternative fuels, optional powerplants, and corresponding rules structures. Overall costs and the technology required to be competitive notwithstanding, the landscape on which racing appears operating today is undergoing change. Whether such changes are appropriate or not, there is little doubt environmental concerns are present, be they powerplant, noise, emissions, or sustainable fuels related.
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…Why CT Has Initiated A Green Racing Project
…What is Circle Track’s green racing project?
…Do We Have A Plan?
…Concluding Commentary On The Greening Of Motorsports
…In particular, the GRWG has emphasized one of its stated goals is to “do no harm to competitive motorsports.” Among its various intentions, Circle Track has adopted the same approach, directing its current project to the common good of providing options to existing racing programs that not only help sustain them but also bring a measure of environmental and economic responsibility to their efforts. READ MORE
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